2009.05.31: May 31, 2009: Headlines: COS - Madagascar: Biology: Environment: Butterflies: Mongabay.com: Madagascar RPCV and lepidopterist Maya Moore has helped to develop an inspired project which combines forest recovery with butterfly farming
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2009.05.31: May 31, 2009: Headlines: COS - Madagascar: Biology: Environment: Butterflies: Mongabay.com: Madagascar RPCV and lepidopterist Maya Moore has helped to develop an inspired project which combines forest recovery with butterfly farming
Madagascar RPCV and lepidopterist Maya Moore has helped to develop an inspired project which combines forest recovery with butterfly farming
Maya Moore has helped to develop an inspired project which combines forest recovery with butterfly farming, thereby alleviating poverty through conservation. The nursery of butterfly host plants and other rainforest trees has been established in a degraded area south of Maroantsetra in northeastern Madagascar. The project staff are particularly interested in cultivating species with dual purposes such as cloves and moringas which can be both eaten and used for reforestation.
Madagascar RPCV and lepidopterist Maya Moore has helped to develop an inspired project which combines forest recovery with butterfly farming
THE BUTTERFLY BREEDING AND REFORESTATION PROJECT AT MAKIRA: LOWLAND RAINFOREST
Caption: Butterfly near libanona beach at fort dauphin. by gr0uch0. Flickr Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
Former Peace Corps volunteer, Madagascar enthusiast and lepidopterist Maya Moore has helped to develop an inspired project which combines forest recovery with butterfly farming, thereby alleviating poverty through conservation. The nursery of butterfly host plants and other rainforest trees has been established in a degraded area south of Maroantsetra in northeastern Madagascar. The project staff are particularly interested in cultivating species with dual purposes such as cloves and moringas which can be both eaten and used for reforestation.
‘The pilot farm was established in 2006 by members of the local farmers’ association (FT/MTM) on the borders of the Makira Forest. The aim is to provide families with an alternative means of income,’ explains Ms Moore. Selected species of butterfly and moth, such as the sunset and comet moths, are bred in enclosures and then sold as framed souvenirs. ‘The project is based on successful models such as Kepipeo in Kenya and the Amani Farms of Tanzania,’ Ms Moore adds. ‘It creates economic incentives for the farmers to conserve their natural resources. It therefore reduces human pressure on the rainforest by establishing and demonstrating a clear link between preservation of intact rainforest and people's livelihoods. Most importantly, it motivates local people to participate in reforestation of degraded countryside.’
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